Patriot Viper Gaming RGB 3200 MHz DDR4 review -
Introduction

We review all-new Viper Gaming RGB 16 GB (dual channel) 3200 MHz DDR4 RAM kit from Patriot. It’s not the fastest in their new series but still looks very reasonable with a proper price & perf ratio. It should be also possible to overclock these DIMMs a bit further, so – why not have a look at that? Simply put, Viper Gaming RGB looks very cool with RGB implementation, and it’s good that an XMP 2.0 memory profile for Intel is available as well of course.

When it comes to PCs, especially in our realm, Gaming is the thing that is what it is all about in the market now. Many types of parts and accessories usually sell better, when they’re marked and marketed directed towards gamers. Part of that is RGB, which is very trendy, but most definitely can increase the already high price of memory kit. Almost every manufacturer introduced RAM with some kind of lighting. The first one in the market was G.Skill with their TridentZ RGB series, then the others have been and are Corsair, Team Group, Geil and Ballistix. Patriot didn’t want to be too far behind, as HyperX and others want to have a piece of the market too. High-end enthusiasts will definitely have a look at the Patriot Viper RGB kit. Patriot Viper RGB Series was designed for extreme performance, even 4133 MHz modules are available. RGB lighting included 5 different lighting zones – all fully customizable through Viper RGB software. Have a peek at the photo below:

DDR4 memory modules on the market are in different segments, but these Patriots definitely belong to the upper-end. Warranty for these DIMMs is set at a lifetime. This memory is optimized for both Intel, and AMD platforms. Normally we'd recommend you to look at the QVL list for the motherboard and proc support, that's one thing that Patriot lacks on their website though. We hope to see that improved soon, as you do not want to gamble on compatibility with your expensive purchases.

DDR4-2666

15-17-17-35

1.2V

PC4-21300

Black/White

PVR416G266C5KPVR416G266C5KW

DDR4-3000

15-17-17-35

1.35V

PC4-24000

Black/White

PVR416G300C5KPVR416G300C5KW

DDR4-3200

16-18-18-36

1.35V

PC4-25600

Black/White

PVR416G320C6KPVR416G320C6KW

DDR4-3600

16-18-18-36

1.35V

PC4-28800

Black

PVR416G360C6K

DDR4-4133

19-21-21-41

1.4V

PC4-33000

Black

PVR416G413C9K

For our test, Patriot supplied a dual (2x 8GB) black DDR4 kit rated at 3200 MHz with a typical (for this frequency) CL16 latency. Their products start at 2666 MHz with CL15, but also includes 3000 CL16, the reviewed 3200 CL16 and then there are (only available in black version) 3600 CL16 (very nice), and last, but not least 4133 CL19. All in 2x 8GB kits. Next page, please.

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